Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-22
THE CAUSE OF MANY RuMORS,
Touching Upon The Motor Line, The
Manawa Hotel and Like Enterprises.
NEW DRIVE PLANNED.
A Jewel or q sermon-An Evening or
Music-Another Y acht For che
Lake-The Hibernian Picnic
:Spoiicd by the Rain.
Gods Jewels.

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Rev. DIR. Cooley preached sermon on
the above topic, concerning which he
spoke in substance as follows, his text
being:
Malachi iii-17. "And they shall be mine,
saith the Lord OF Hosts, In that day when l
make up my Jewels"
ments. They may be small in size, but
may be worth thousands of dollars. In
no other form can an equal value be
placed in SO little bulk as in jewels.
There are no other material possessions
held in such estimation. For this reason
friends very dear to us are called jewels.
He related the familiar story of the
noble Roman matron, the mother Of the
celebrated Grachii, who. when friend
had exhibited her costly jewels, called
her children to her side and proudly an
swered: These are my Jewels" The
most precious things in the estimation
. of the mother were her children. For
the same reason christians are called
| Jewels in the text.
this morning to show the eXpressiveness
of this figure when applied to God's peo-
| pie.
This will be seen first, from their value.
| Christians are valuable because they
have to be sought for. Jewels in their
native state are concealed in the earth,
| hidden in some remote and unfrequented
place, or buried in the depths of the sea-
They are not abundant and those who
would possess them must labor for them.
Silver and gold are packed away under
| ledges of rock on some mountain side.
Hundreds of feet of earth and stone
must be removed before the precious
metal is secured. These are not unapt
illustrations Of the labor required of God
/ - Il k,rs l.
the mire and rubbish of this world, and
covered with the filth of sin that none
but the omniscient eye could discover
them. Who put lie could have seen the
future saint IN the slave OF sensuallty?
Who but He could have recognized the
obedient, rejoicing spirit before the
throne in the willful blasphemy of the
and to save that which was lost. He was
looking after his jewels. And this seek
ing Was no easy. task. 1t cost thirty.
three years of absence from His royal
home. He underwent every privation,
and suffered every discomfort, and ex-
perienced every suffering under which
humanity groans He was homeless
penalty of the sins of the world. Every
sigh which escaped Him, every groan
which found expression, every sorrow
which rolled over His burdened spirit,
every tear He shed, every pang He felt
on earth, every feeling of anguish He
experienced, ali entered into the cost of
these Jewels of God. 1t is no wonder
the redeemed soul is dear to God.
1t he would give so much for us it is
evident he places high estimate on us.
But this is not all the price Christ has
had to pay for us. He has has had to
seek us out from the world and urge with
us to accept his love and the provisions
of his grace. He has not only had to- pro
vide redemption for us, but to plead with
us to receive it. 1t seems to me easier to
endure the agOnies of Gethsemane, and
the pangs of Calvary than the cool indlf-
ference and careless neglect which men
manifest in regard to the offer of eternal
life. This following a man year after
year, as God often does bv his spirit,
pleading with him, using every argu;;
ment and persuasion, warning and
threatening, are greater evidences OF
Gods love than the sacrifice on the cross
1t is comparatively easy to suffer and
, even to die for those we love, If we are
assured that our suffering will be thank
fully received, but to feel day after day
year after year that it is unappreciated,
impression on cold and thankless hearts
this is indeed hard. D, this is wha
, makes these Jewels cost God so much
, am inclined lately to think that this re
> sistance of the Holy Spirit, this turning ,
+ deaf ear and unwilling heart to all thu
pleadings of His love involves greater
suffering on the part of Christ than al
! the shame, humiliation and death he en-
= dured on earth.
: Another element of the value o
!, Jewels is the work required to b,
expended on them. In is not enough
that the diamond should be found ant
q secured, but 1t must be wrought over ant
r polished. 1t its rude state it is compare
/ lively lustreless, and it is only the eXper
tinued labor and absorbing care must b.
;. expended on it to bring il out in all it
beauty and brilliancy. So it is with tn
christian. When just born into the king
dom the soul IS IN its crude state. 1t ha
I an inestimable value eventhen. 1t has bee
Christ. and that for which God is wlllln
! to pay so much must be of transcenden
u worth. But it is of little worth compares
= to what it will be in the ages to COM
y when God shall have finished his wor
:; upon it, and his design with reference t.
!. 1t is fully realized. As the rough dia
q mond is valuable for what it can b
- for what can be made of him. He ha
= capabilities of the highest order and in
telligence. He can be worked over so a
I, to be the brightest jewel worn by tn
u king of kings. No angel has such caps
. biities of glory and honor.
Sometimes we have to pass through
J. the furnace of aflliction, must suffer di.
appointment and discipline, and some
:. times the rubbing and polishing goes o
for years before we are perfected for tn
masters crown. II the precious ston
had any sensation it would doubtless or
8 out, and sometimes faint under some
"a the processes it must pass through, br
they are all necessary for th
realization of the artists design. So tn
10 christian thinks often that 1t is hard fo
HIM to bear the severe experience of Inf
ie and cries out in anguish of soul, VIII
am l thus afflicted? Why are sue
a terrible temptations sent upon mt
little realizing that he Is being fitted fC
q the eternal beauty Of his gloriiied stat
The greater the capabilities of any pr,
n cious stone the more the labor bestowe
upon it. The more rolling and polishin
-, it will receive. The same is true of II
40 christian.
Another thing which adds to the Walt
v; of jewels is their imperishableness 9th,
ai things decay and wax old, and lose the
value. But Jewels remain the same ae
nd after ape They are the heirlOOms whit